The following is issued on behalf of the Commission of Inquiry into the Construction Works at and near the Hung Hom Station Extension under the Shatin to Central Link Project:

     The Commission of Inquiry into the Construction Works at and near the Hung Hom Station Extension under the Shatin to Central Link Project will resume its substantive hearing on Thursday (January 2) at the hearing room on the first floor of the former Tsuen Wan Law Courts Building (Courts Building), 70 Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories. The substantive hearing shall, subject to any adjournments that the Commission may consider necessary from time to time, continue until mid-February 2020.

     Upon approval of a further extension of time by the Chief Executive in Council on September 10, 2019, the Commission will submit a final report on its findings and recommendations to the Chief Executive on or before March 31, 2020. The Commission plans to finish all expert evidence and, if necessary, further factual evidence, as well as all closing submissions by mid-February 2020.

     Unless otherwise directed by the Commission, the substantive hearing will be held from 10am to 1pm and from 2.30pm to 5pm on weekdays. The Commission may consider holding the substantive hearing on Saturdays during the said period if necessary.

     The substantive hearing will be open to the public, and live video/audio broadcasts of the proceedings will be provided at the hearing transmission gallery and the hall area next to the hearing room. No photography or audio/video recordings are allowed inside the hearing room, hearing transmission galley, hall area and other areas within the Courts Building.

Ends/Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Issued at HKT 16:05

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